Photo gallery: Local leaders look to step it up with solar energy

Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon stands with Summit County Commissioner Sally Elliott, left, Park City Mayor Dana Williams, Midvale Mayor JoAnne Seghini, representing the Wasatch Solar Challenge Team. The team formally launched efforts to lower the cost and simplify the process for residential and commercial solar energy projects Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City, Utah. This team hopes to expand and transform Utah's solar photovoltaic (PV) market by simplifying the process of installing solar energy and significantly bringing down the cost of solar resulting in a widespread "solar-friendly" business environment in Utah.

Tom Smart, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Local government leaders are looking to harness the power of the sun.

Mayors of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Midvale City, Park City and West Valley — representing the Wasatch Solar Challenge Team — formally launched efforts to lower the cost and simplify the process for residential and commercial solar energy projects on Tuesday.

The team is a coalition of six local governments led by Salt Lake City, the official award recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy's Rooftop Solar Challenge funding.

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I noticed that the article failed to mention the cost range of roof-top
generated solar electricity. Would it be inappropriate for the writer of the
article to look into this? What is the kilowatt hour cost of this energy.
Everything I have read
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9:26 p.m. April 10, 2012

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SME

Kearns, UT

I don't think this is a wise use of tax money. As dave31 mentioned, the
cost of solar power is significantly higher than electrical power generated by
other methods. I'm all for people doing as they chose with their own money.
If you
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